So . . . how concerned are YOU about the threat of becoming a victim where you work, live or play? How prepared are you against a violent attack? Can you adequately defend yourself, your spouse, your children, your loved ones against an angry mob, rapists, armed robberies, home invasions, car-jackings?

No matter where you call home in this city; Lakeview, Uptown, Mid-City, the Irish Channel, the 9^th Ward, the East, the Westbank or where you go to work in the Metro Area; New Orleans, Metairie, Kenner, Laplace, Chalmette, Mandeville, Covington, Madisonville, Slidell, Hammond . . . violent crime should be of great concern.  Why not learn to become your family’s first responder?   If you are an employer, why not offer to provide your employees the proper training with GunSmartNOLA’s Defensive Handgun Classes?

The U.S. Constitution, under the 2nd Amendment, recognizes our right to own firearms. But just because it is a right, why should YOU consider arming yourself?

The obvious answer is to be able to defend yourself. With 9-1-1 response times varying from department to department you simply cannot wait minutes, or even hours, for law enforcement to arrive, especially when you may only have mere seconds. Regardless if you are elderly, female, disabled, small in stature, in poor health, or simply outnumbered, a firearm in trained hands puts everyone on a more level playing field at a minimum and might actually give you the advantage. The majority of self-defense cases involving a handgun do not end in a shooting. Criminals are looking for an easy target and simply displaying a handgun will more often than not scare the criminal away.